#include <queue>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

ifstream fin ("lgput.in");
ofstream fout ("lgput.out");

const long long mod = 1999999973;

long long lgput(long long power, long long exp) {
	
	if ( exp == 0)
		return 1;
	long long t = lgput(power,exp/ 2),x;
	x = 1LL * t * t % mod;
	if ( exp & 1)
		x = 1LL * x * power % mod;
	return x;
	
}

int main() {
	
	long long a,b;
	fin >> a >> b;
	fout << lgput(a,b);
	
}